Z St. Paul - Chicago rolls out its final mile with a dirty ol Santa Fe unit leading.

An eastbound plow extra rolls out its final miles before arriving at Hawthorne. This engine literally sounded like and smoked like an Alco at times!

Metra MP36 402 leads a outbound express past LaVergne.

It has been a pretty intense 48 hours here in Chicago. The city was hit with around 18" to 20" of snow, with drifting taking those totals to way over 4 feet in certain areas. This westbound BNSF... (more)

An eastbound stack train rolls out its final mile before arriving at BNSFs Cicero Yard.

CN 2502 and BCOL 4654 lead their train across the BNSF Chicago Sub, at La Vergne.

Three days later, the same IC SD70 prepares to depart Hawthorne on M337.

Four BNSF Dash 9's lead the Z CHCSSE west out of Clyde Yard.

The guys in the Metra BNSF service car shops have had some fun, adding "BNSF Railway" legends to some of the empty name plates on the older Budd-built cars. Some might remember that prior to RTA/M... (more)

BNSF 5432, along with three sister Dash 9's, leads the Z CHCPTL out of Clyde Yard, bound for Portland, OR.

An unusual notation on the fuel tank of a UP GEVO.

A pair of CN SD60F's and a IC SD70 build air on M337s train.

Canadian National Ethanol empty makes its way west over BNSF's Raceway as a Container Train departs BNSF's Cicero Yard Under CN/IC's Freeport Sub. Off in the distance a Manifest creeps slowly up t... (more)